Xinference
Distributed inference framework for LLMs and embeddings
Xorbits Inference (Xinference) is a framework for serving language, embedding, image, audio, and rerank models with a single command. It exposes OpenAI-compatible APIs and supports distributed deployment across multiple machines.
Key features
- Serve LLMs, embeddings and images
- OpenAI-compatible API
- Distributed cluster support
- Built-in model registry
Strengths
- Released under the Apache-2.0 license
- First-class Docker support for quick deployment
- Kubernetes-ready with Helm charts available
- Mature project with 9.6k GitHub stars
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